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divine right
belief that a king receives the right to rule from a god.
diplomacy
the act of maintaining peace between nations
pax
peace
subjects
people under control of a ruler
republic
government in which people elect representatives
trumuirate
In Rome, a group of three men holding power
frontier
a region on the edge of a settled part of a country
ides
the middle
civil engineering
construction that maintains and builds roads and bridges/infrastructure
fratricide
killing of a brother or sister
matricide
killing of a mother
patricide
killing of a father
regicide
killing of a king
punic
Latin for “Phoenicia”
megalmaniac
person obsessed with power
anarchy
disorder, chaos due to absence of authority
edict
a proclimation
mosaic
a picture or pattern formed by tile or stone
praetor
a roman official such as a judge
legion
military unit of 3,000-6,000 soldiers
dictator
ruler with total power over a country
patrician
roman upper class, the wealthy
plebian
roman lower class
colossus
large, huge
mercenaries
a hired professional soldier
soothsayer
a person who is able to see the future
abdicates
resign, give up power
tribute
payment
emperor
ruler of great rank and power over a large territory
relics
objects of religious importance, usually related to saints
succession
coming after, the order to the throne
barbarian
a person from another land believed to be uncivilized or violent
vernacular
language spoken by ordinary people in a country
schism
division or split
orthodox
a person or views that are traditional and conservative
Marcus Aurelius
-Last of good emperors
-Fighting northern barbarians
-Philosopher emperor
-End to Pax Romana
Hadrian
-Wall that’s 73 miles/ 20’ high
-Worked for peace
-Supported art/architecture
-general/governor/emperor
-Wrote biography
-Travelled empire to visit subjects
Diocletian
-Army soldier to praetorian guard
Constantine I
-Peacemaker
-Moved capital to Constantinople
-Came to power after the Battle of Milivan Bridge
-313 Edict of Milan- legalized Christianity
-Council of Nicea-325-summoned church officials (Turkey)
-Mother Helena (became a saint)
-Travelled to Holy Land and brought back Holy Stairs (Now in Rome)
Augustus
-Ruled 31 BC-14 AD
-Law and order
-Family value laws
-Infrastructure
-Pax Romana
Caligula
-Ruled 37-41 AD
Nero
-mom helped him rule
-great fire of Rome
Trajan
(98-117) First of the "Good Emperors" Rome reached its greatest size.
Domitian
Ruled from 81 to 96
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